title: Structural analysis of compound I in hemoproteins: study on Proteus mirabilis catalase.
abstract: Ferryl catalysis has attracted considerable interest, because a diverse variety of enzymes use ferryl intermediates to perform difficult chemistry. The structure of the reactional intermediate compound I of Proteus mirabilis catalase (PMC) has been solved using time-resolved X-ray diffraction techniques and single crystal microspectrophotometry. Formation of compound I is characterized by significant changes in the absorbance spectrum, and the creation of an oxoferryl group on the distal side of the heme. This group is clearly visible in the X-ray electron density maps. An unidentified electron density, likely to be an anion because of the nature of its environment, appears during the reaction, in a site distant from the heme. The structure of compound I in PMC is compared with that of compound I in cytochrome c peroxidase (CCP).
authors.affiliation: Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre-Ebel, CEA/CNRS, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Jouve
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Andreoletti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gouet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hajdu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gagnon
mesh_terms: D002374:Catalase / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003578:Cytochrome-c Peroxidase / Q000737:chemistry; D006420:Hemeproteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D006420:Hemeproteins; D003578:Cytochrome-c Peroxidase; D002374:Catalase